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Simplot hosts Kids Safety Training Day

  • Over 280 students attended. Fifth grade students from Osmond, Etna and Cokeville Elementary Schools attended the third annual Simplot Safety Day on Monday, September 9 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Afton. With their administrators and teachers, over…

SVI Radio Interview-Nov. 21: Robert “Whompa” Roberts, Simplot Safety Awards

Robert “Whompa” Roberts, Safety Manager at Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine, stepped into the SVI Radio studio to discuss two recent awards for both him and the mine. Smoky Canyon was awarded the Sentinel’s of Safety Award from the National Mining…

Second Annual Simplot Safety Day

◆ 5th Grade students gathered to learn about safe living with equipment, tools and recreation. Simplot, in collaboration with Lincoln County School District No. 2, invited 5th grade students from throughout the district to the Lincoln County Fairgrounds on Tuesday,…

Taking Safety Home: Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine

◆ Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine encourages summer safety. Employee safety has long been a priority for Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine. Now the mine is encouraging their employees, their families and the community to take safety home with them. “Simplot shows…

SV Ridge Riders and Sno-Skippers install beacon check station

◆ Check station designed to keep sledders safe. Information provided by Mickey Sutton The Star Valley Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club (the group that puts on the Afton Hillclimb) provided the funds for purchasing a beacon check station. At a cost…

(Video) – Thayne Little League Football Championships

SVI will be on location in Thayne on Saturday morning to broadcast the Little League Football Championships for 2018. Kickoff for the 3rd place game is at 8:30 a.m. with the championship game to follow. The event is sponsored by…

Plane goes down, injuring three people

Three Star Valley men were injured on Monday, Aug. 13 when the plane they were riding in went down. The crash occurred early in the day in the Caribou National Forest west of Star Valley. According to the Lincoln County…

(Video) 2018 Swift Idol is Friday at 5 p.m. under the Big Top!

The eight finalists for this year’s Fall River Propane Swift Idol will be on the main stage under the Big Top at the 2018 Lincoln County Fair on Friday evening. The 2018 winner will take home $3,000 courtesy of Sterling…